10 places in North Chicago, plus 14 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
Community health center run by Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
Hours
Please call for hours
Address
2215 Audrey Nixon Blvd, North Chicago, IL 60064
Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.
Food pantry, a Northern Illinois Food Bank partner. Serves TOWNSHIP/NEIGHBORHOOD: Lake Forest Lake Bluff and Knollwood Communities. Restricted to the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Communities.
Hours
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Address
400 E. Westminster Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Northern Illinois Food Bank at 630-443-6910.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Hours
Please call for hours
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern
Where can I get free food in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed 15 places that can help in North Chicago: Emmanuel Faith Bible Food Pantry (Thursday, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM), (847) 473-4854, call first; Eternal Flame Food Pantry (Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (847) 473-3722, call first; Midwest Veteran's Food and Nutrition Resource Ctr (Food pantry: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM), (847) 354-2108, call first. 12 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I get housing help in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed one place that can help in North Chicago: Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, (847) 223-1170. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed one place that can help in North Chicago: North Chicago Health Center, (847) 984-5200. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in North Chicago: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I get help with veterans benefits in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in North Chicago: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
Where can I get free legal help in North Chicago, Illinois?
We have confirmed one place that can help in North Chicago: Prairie State Legal Services, (630) 690-2130. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Something missing, or out of date?
If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.